Sees all Marcelino-led anti-drug operations as illegal
by Evangeline de Vera
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez yesterday cast doubt on anti-drug operations conducted by Maj. Ferdinand Marcelino, head of the
Special Enforcement Services of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, saying the Marines officer is not authorized to hold any civilian position, being still in active military duty.
Gonzalez said a constitutional provision could in effect invalidate the operations conducted by Marcelino, considering that his appointment to the PDEA is unconstitutional.
Gonzalez cited a constitutional provision that “(n)o member of the Armed Forces in the active service shall at any time be appointed or designated in any capacity to a civilian position in the government, including government-owned or controlled corporations, or any of their subsidiaries.”
“Dapat alisin sila (military personnel) diyan. They should go back to barracks. As far as I’m concerned, the act done when you are not authorized should not have any bearing whatsoever. (Marcelino) has no authority, (thus) all his acts are illegal,” he said.
The PDEA, through Derrick Carreon, chief of the public information office, said Gonzalez’ argument “remains to be a constitutional debate” and would be “properly debated upon” when the Senate starts its inquiry.
He pointed to sub-paragraph q, Sec. 84 of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 which he said allows the PDEA to utilize personnel from other government agencies in its anti illegal drugs campaign.
Section 84 is on “powers and duties of the PDEA.”
Sub-paragraph q states the PDEA shall “initiate and undertake a national campaign for drug prevention and drug control programs, where it may enlist the assistance of any department, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the government, including government-owned and or -controlled corporations, in the anti-illegal drugs drive, which may include the use of their respective personnel, facilities, and resources for a more resolute detection and investigation of drug-related crimes and prosecution of the drug traffickers.”
PDEA chief Dionisio Santiago said Marcelino’s case of holding a civilian position is a legal question that has already been supported by previous Supreme Court rulings. He failed to specify these rulings.
Carreon said PDEA has a standing memorandum of agreement with the Armed Forces and other government agencies for them to lend to the PDEA some of their men in the fight against illegal drugs.
To date, he said PDEA has more than 900 organic personnel and needs at least 950 more.
He said other agencies like the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group and the Department of Foreign Affairs have uniformed personnel detailed with them.
“Sa amin lang nafo-focus because of the present predicament. Hindi na dapat pinag-aawayan ito. Kami nga tumatahimik na kasi may order na sa taas for us to keep quiet,” he added.
The PDEA and the DOJ’s anti-narcotics task force are at odds over the release of three drug suspects arrested by the PDEA in buy-bust operations led by Marcelino in September last year.
The task force, in a resolution dated Dec. 2, 2008, dismissed the charges against Richard Brodett, Joseph Tecson and Jorge Joseph for alleged lapses committed by the PDEA in the conduct of the arrests.
The three yielded illegal substances like ecstasy, marijuana and cocaine.
Gonzalez refused to comment on whether the arrest of the three should be considered invalid because of Marcelino’s supposed lack of authority. He said the issue is now the subject of an investigation and of the petition for habeas corpus pending before the Court of Appeals.
The legality of the previous drug operations involving Marcelino, according to Gonzalez, could be raised before the court by the parties concerned.
Gonzalez said the PDEA should rid its ranks of all active military personnel as their presence in the anti-drug agency as agents violates the Constitution.
He said that if Marcelino would insist on conducting buy-bust operations or hold similar civilian positions, “his acts can be questioned.”
He said that even Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro raised the concern during their discussion with President Arroyo recently.
“As far as I am concerned, the act done when you are not authorized should not even have any bearing or whatsoever because you have no authority… The Constitution is not just a simple law, it is the Constitution,” he said.
Gonzalez said he never raised the issue with the President because he does not want to be accused of trying to get back at the PDEA officers who floated a supposed bribery attempt.
He said PDEA agents must be drilled on the proper way of handling evidence gathered in operations against drug traffickers.
“These PDEA people are basically military oriented. You know, obey first before you complain,” he said.
Santiago said he has advised Marcelino to no longer appear before the NBI to give a statement because the major already talked to NBI agent Dulce Ricafort.
He said he advised Marcelino to just give his affidavit to the independent panel that will investigate the alleged bribery attempt.
An affidavit was submitted to the NBI by John “Johnny Midnight” Joseph Jr., father of suspect Jorge Joseph, saying he did not offer P50 million for the dismissal of the charges.
“I am not personally aware nor do I have any personal knowledge of any purported acts of allegedly bribery as narrated by General Santiago and Major Marcelino,” he said.
“In fact, during the televised congressional hearings, I heard General Santiago admitting that the P50 million was only ‘made-up’ by him and that the same was part of his ‘psy-war campaign,’” he added. – With Raymond Africa
Kung mga sundalo rin o pulis ang bodyguards ni RaulGoon ay tanggalin rin. Lahat ng public officials na ang bodyguards ay sundalo/pulis ay dapat tanggalan ng proteksyon. Ibalik sa barracks lahat kung yan ang gusto ni Gloria and her Goon. Pantay dapat ang trato!
To Goonzalez: No room for fake kidney at DOJ. No room for corrupt officials at DOJ. No room for old shit at DOJ. No room for anything at DOJ or anywhere. The only room for you is HELL.
Check you security detail first if they are active military or police personnel. Idiot!
Well, there’s certainly is no room for a frozen brain or brain dead minister in the department of justice.
If SiRaulo Gonzalez has not understood this basic dictum, there is no reason to listen to him.
Honourable soldiers are by far some of the best agents to do the job; they have the mental, moral and physical discipline to do what it takes to fight the enemies of the people — drug lords, drug pushers, drug coddlers are enemies of the people. Certainly not a brain dead justice secretary nor his drug pusher coddling subalterns
“The Constitution is not just a simple law, it is the Constitution,” the Goon said.
Ha!ha!ha! Ang lakas ng apog ng gunggong na idala sa usapan ang Constitution na kanilang binababoy whenever it fits them.
He likes to abide by the Constitution this time. Sige, simulan mo kay Gloria, ungan na Raul! Hello Garci….
So, without the Marcelinos at PDEA, who Raul wants to go after drug lords? He and his aides with the senior Pidal as head? With Gloria as self-apointed anti-drug czar kuno, not far-fetched, nandyan ang pinakamalaking kwarta.
BE,
Ang idiot e walang talaga sa tamang pag-iisip, kita mo sa pangalan (si Raul o )lang eh talagang may topak?
Ang yabang manalita, akala mo genius e bopol naman yan di ba tinanggalan yan ng lisensiya for 4-years dahil ignorante sa batas…kita mo, nagkakalat sa DOJ. Sige pa, tutal nalalapit na ang inyong maliligayang mga araw…dapat bweltahan yan ng full force of our laws pag baba nila sa poder na nakaw na kapangyarihan.
Chi,
Alam mo, dapat isampal ng 11 milyong Pinoys yang Constitution sa pagmumukha ni gungoonzales, ang lakas ng loob na banggitin ang ating saligang batas eh sila ang sumalbahe at yumurak nito.
May pa batas-batas pa silang alam ngayon, ululin nila ang kanilang mga sarili sapagka’t ang taong-bayan e alam kung sino ang gunggong at magnanakaw.
Who is he to talk about Constitution? He and his Queen Bitch violated the Constitution by conspiring in the ouster of a duly elected President.
“As far as I am concerned, the act done when you are not authorized should not even have any bearing or whatsoever because you have no authority… The Constitution is not just a simple law, it is the Constitution,” he said.
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That was the ruling in your case as Tanodbayan, when you tried to prosecute Enrique Zaldivar (ENRIQUE A. ZALDIVAR vs. SANDIGANBAYAN G.R. Nos. 79690-707 April 27, 1988). Tanga. You should have argued that you were a de facto officer. But you angered the Narvasa court, so talo ka. You dropped the ball in that case.
“A de facto officer is one who is in possession of the office and discharging its duties under color of authority. By color of authority is meant that derived from an election or appointment, however irregular or informal, so that the incumbent is not a mere volunteer.” ( CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION vs. FELICISIMO O. JOSON, JR.G.R. No. 154674 May 27, 2004).
Gusto niyo lang pawalang bisa ang mga arresto ni Marcelino. Kikita naman kayo twerps. If the case has already been filed in court, the validity of the arrest is rendered moot, because the accused is being detained under the authority of the court (Lasam v. Juan Ponce Enrile G.R. No. L-40134 September 12, 1975).
Why don’t you take a refresher course, Old Man.
Tanga pala talaga yang siRaulGoon. Thanks, Atty. Napatawa ako, ruling pala ng Tanodbayan yun sa kanya. Ay naku, walang originality ang Goon.
Matagal na nilang binabstos ang Pinas Konstitusyon. Walang binatbat ang sinasabi ni siRauloGoon na iligal ang appointment ni Major Marcelino at mga sundalo sa PDEA sa iligal na Gloria.
Sa kabutihan ng kabataan at Pinas ang ginagawa nina Major Marcelino, hindi kailangan kontrahin nina siRaulo ang pag-aresto ng PDEA sa mga user at drug peddlers/lords para lang i-satisfy ang kanyang bulok na ego.
Yehey! Makakawala na rin lahat ng drug lords na nahuli ng PDEA kasama ng Alabang boys! Isasauli na rin yung bilyong pisong shabu pati lab equipment na ebidensiya dahil illegal si Marcelino!
At saka kailangang palitan na yung stock certificates at treasury bonds na P50M. Bobo kasi si Atty. Verano, wrong spelling. Yung last letter ng Gonzalez niya ay “z” hindi “s”!
Hehe! Grabe ang pakinabang ng Pidalismo sa iligal na Marcelino.
Talagang utak-puwet na talaga itong sira ulongRaul na to! Ang ganda ng “comical skit” nila ni Drug Czarina. Tama, alisin si Major Marcelino para wala ng kontrabida sa pamemera nila! garapalan na talaga ang ginagawa ng 2 Criminal na mahilig sumandig sa KONSTITUTION kuno nila!
Naku, kelan pa kaya magising ang mga Pinoys…over staying na ang mga tinamaan ng lintik na to! Aba’y nagkakasala na ako sa mga nababasa ko tungkol sa kanila!
Tamang tama itong nangyari sa Alabama, parang sa alabang boys.
From the New York Times: “Justices say evidence is valid despite police error”.
“The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of an Alabama man on drug and weapons charges, emphasizing that the exclusionary rule, which generally bars prosecutors from using evidence obtained by the police through improper searches, is far from absolute.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/washington/15scotus.html?_r=1&hp
Illegal naman lahat talaga ang mga nangyayari sa Pekeng administrasyon na ito. May tama ba???????
Sana mga kababayan ko ang iboto natin sa 2010 ay yong Presidentiable na ipagpapatuloy niya lahat ang mga pending na kaso at mga kabulastugan ng mga Arroyo & Tutas. Sa ngayon parang wala ng pag-asang makasuhan ng mga nagka-sala. Sa panahon na ito ay ang mga nakakulong ay yong mga gumagawa ng kabutihan sa tao at yong mga may kasalanan sila ay malaya.
Doon sa tatlong Presidentiable na nangunguna sa rating ng SWS …… ano ang mahihita natin sa kanila .. mukhang puro oportunista .. yong iba pa gaya ni Escudero na mukhang bubot pa (ina-anak ni Glorya) at pag ito ay nanalo e di sorry na lang tayo .. siyempre patatawarin niya ang kanyang Ninang. Mukhang etong tandem ni Roxas at Lacson puwede na sana pero … (may duda pa din).
Ibalik na lang si Erap sigurado ko kulong ang punta ng mga tangnang Glorya at ang kanyang mga Tuta.
The first one who went to the wake of Dona Mary, Erap’s mother, was Loren Legarda. Others who went early were Manny Villar, Mar Roxas, Cory Aquino, Bong Revilla, Tito Guingona.
Expect more politicians to go to the wake.
tedanz, it looks like the better choice is the Roxas-Lacson tandem or vice versa.
Something to think about. Noli de Castro is eyeing to join the Third Force called the Reform coalition. Perhaps, he would like to show that he belongs with the incorruptibles. The line up will be Noli for President, Kiko Pangilinan for VP, Padaca and Panlilio for Sens. and Robredo as their party leader. Is Noli clean?
Erap for president? He was listed as the 3rd most corrupt Philippine President and the 10th Most Corrupt Leader in the World by aseaplease.com.
But the PDEA is a Police Agency and the Police Heirarchy is headed and run by Miltary General..General de la Paz is a Milatary Man, isn’t he Secreray Gongzalez?
If the most corrupt fake President could stay for eight years, why can’t a third most corrupt return as President?
Anyway, Goonzalez said there’s no fixer in his department. He further said no one can fix him. Oh yea…wasn’t it the doctor who fixed his kidney?
Vic, the assignment of military officers (mostly former Magdalo soldiers) had the clearance of DND Sec. Teodoro and ex-AFP Chief Esperon. If PDEA should be impeached, the two including the Evil Bitch were also guilty of violating the constitution if we follow the legal argument of Goonzalez. Goonzalez statement now gives the defendants the opportunity to amend their defense by using the unconstitutionality of the arrest. Simply stated, if Major Marcelino was not eligible to work as PDEA agent, then his arrest of the Alabang Boys could be considered also illegal.
Villar cannot team up with other candidates from the opposition after that senate coup. Maybe Villar-Pangilinan. What about Revilla-Lapid?
Not absolute. If the Alabang boys were caught in the act of possession and/or selling drugs, citizen’s arrest is sufficient. Why would the law bar soldiers from arresting criminals?
Citizen’s arrest? Good point. But, an ordinary citizen cannot perform a buy-bust operation. Only law enforcers can. Besides, what if the suspects claim the arresting officer is not a natural born Filipino or an illegal alien? He, he…
Atty:Re-siraulo: kung talino ang paguusapan mas matalino ng hindi hamak si Iking Zaldivar sa kanya. Iking is a lawyer too, graduate of UP and the son of of former Supreme Court Justice Calixto Zaldivar, who was the Executive Secretary of Diosdado Macapagal.. during their time.. hopeless case na nga si siraulo…
ang mahirap kasi sa taong sobra ang talino (nga ba ni sir raul (o) na ganong gonzales pa) kapag pumapalpak sa dati nang palpak na mga argumento ay ‘yung pagsilip sa mga (kung)dapat (ngang) silipin katulad nitong pagkakatalaga ng mga unipormadong kawani ng pamahalaan sa mga sibilyang sangay na napatunayan nang ang mga sibilyang ahente at pamunuan (katulad nitong huklubang siraulo) ay mas TALAMAK NA SUHULAN (corrupt) kaysa mga opisyal at kawal na katulad nina major marcelinong tumutupad lamang at sinusunod kung ano ang tawag ng tungkulin at hinihingi ng mandato ng ahensiyang kinatatalagahan.
magsamasama na lamang sila ng katulad niya ay INUTIL niyang ma’am (maw).
isa pa, mahilig silang magsalita tungkol sa citizen arrest, eh kung katulad nitong alamang boys na anak ng mga burgis na adik din subalit sinasandalan ang katungkulan ng kaanak sa gobyerno, may magagawa ba? inutil din ang labas, diba?
kapag pumalag at ginantihan, sasabihin ng mga anak ng burgis na minaltrato sila gayung sila ang mga garapal ang ugali at asal?
ang batas ay batas na dapat ipatupad at ang mga nagpapatupad na hindi napapadala o nasusuhulan ay siyang dapat panigan kahit pa merong malalaking taong masasagasaang nakapuwesto sa pamahalaan.
unang dapat sibakin ay ang opisyal na kumukunsinti at nagtatakip sa kaanak na umaabuso at lumalabag sa batas na laging sinasabing PANTAY PANTAY na dapat ipatupad!
bitche,
i agree. his kidney wasn’t only fixed. it was put in his head while his brain was placed in his lower abdomen.
kaya ‘ayan, kung mag-isip, ang panghi!
RaulGon: No room for soldiers in PDEA
Ibig sabihin nito ay iyung matitinong soldiers lang. pero ilagay mo ang mga Heneral na katulad ni Essperon, Garcia at mga Euro GERMS-NERAL siguradong di mag iingay si Sec. SiraUlo.
okey, sige. argumento.
di ba’t ang opisina ng (legal dapat) pangulo ay sibilyan? tanggalin na rin ang mga PSG gayundin ang pagiging commander-in-chief ng AFP ng presidente. sa gayon, maiiwasan na ang exploitation sa mga sundalo, opisyal man o karaniwang kawal.
patterned ang government set up ng pilipinas sa amerika, kaya ganito ang kalakaran sa ating gobyerno na nararapat lamang palitan na rin sapagkat SOBRA NANG INAABUSO ng katulad nitong umaastang pangulong hindi naman hinalal ng tao na kung hinalal man ng ilan, tamaan na ang tatamaan, TANGA ang bumoto!
sa mga sumuporta upang matanggal si erap sa puwesto at bumoto kay gloriang naiisip ngayon na isang malaking kahangalan ang ginawa nilang paniniwala sa mga salita ng mang-aagaw, sinungaling at mandaraya, pasensiya na kayo dahil ‘yan ang opinyon ko.
kahit noong unang kumandidato sa pagkasenador ang walanghiyang gloriang ‘yan ay hindi ko ibinoto dahil nararamdaman kong katulad din siya ng kanyang ama na manloloko gaya nang ginawang panloloko at pagsira sa pangako sa grupo ng tatay kong naging matapat niyang political supporters.
grupo ng mga gerilya noong panahon ng hapon ang kinabibilangan ng nasira kong tatay na kinamatayan ang hindi pagkaka-recognize bilang kasapi ng intelligence unit ng USAFFE sa pamumuno ng yumaong general marking.
naging pangulo (peke nga lamang) ang anak na puro pangako din ang kinamatayan ng pobreng matanda at kanyang mga naiwang kasamahan.
ang pagtatalaga ng mga unipormadong kawal sa mga sibilyang sangay ng pamahalaan ay matatandaang ipinatutupad na mahabang panahon na ang lumipas. noong mga panahong iyon ay wala tayong nababalita na namumunong tumatanggap ng suhol mula sa mga nahuhuling anak mayamang lumalabag sa batas, subalit nasilip na unconstitutional (daw) ng kasalukuyang henyo (baka hunyango) sa batas na kalihim ng hustisya (inutil nga lamang) na si raul gonzalez. ito ay matapos na mabulgar ang talamak na suhulang naging daan upang makalkal din ang mga pag-abuso nila sa tungkuling pumapabor sa mga maysalapi upang bayaran at gawing inutil ang “pangil at sungay” ng batas na kanilang nilalabag.
ang sagot ko kay raul: no room for mentally deranged, corrupt, and law destructor like him in the government service.
Tanong: Sino ba ang nag-appoint may Marcelino sa PDEA? Si Gloria Mandarambong?
Entonces, ilegal nga kasi kriminal ang nag-appoint sa kaniya. Iyong position din ni Goonzales, ilegal din dahil he was also appointed by the criminal posing as president of the Philippines.
In short, lahat sila ilegal! Simple logic lang naman sa totoo lang. 😛
Sa totoo lang ang sarap babuyin ni baboya Gloria. Ang landi talaga ng dating ng babaing iyan na ubod daw na kati sabi ng mga nakakakilala sa kaniya.
Doon nga sa movie ni Erap na “To Live for the Masses” nakakasuka ang asta ng animal nang pinupuri iyong mga pangit na military officers daw na tumulong sa kaniya para sipain si Erap. Ang landi talaga ng dating. Sabi nga ng mga matatanda, gumigiring parang tandang! Kjndi pa niretoke ang mukha, kasimpangit ng ina niya.
Does da pilipins have space program? Lolo Raul should become it’s secretary – he’s been daydreaming and walking in space regularly….
Revilla/Lapid tandem?? Why not?? Philippines politics is downright shameful anyways – and it’s not surprising if they win.
ano naman ang tawag sa mga argumento at desisyon ng isang gabinete na mulang italaga ng umaastang pangulo tanda ng pagtanaw ng utang-na-loob ay hindi pumasa sa CA?
raul, hindi ka ba naaawa sa sarili mo? ‘katagal mo nang nagmumukhang tanga dahil laging BY-PASSED ang iyong appointment?
o, talaga lamang makapal ang mukha mo!
With this pronouncement of Raul Gonzalez, does this mean that all those arrested, where Active Military Personnel were seconded to PDEA, would be released due to this technicality? Well, Raul has really lost his head! In his “Capriciousness” to salvage hinself and the 50Million Bribe Money that has been allegedly paid for already, he would rather that all those arrested be exonerated. That is really a lot of BS! PDEA agents could have killed in some of those encounters! Why was it only brought to forth now, when the DOJ is under the limelight for all the wrong reasons? Raul could ave mentioned the legality prior to the secondment of military personnel to civilian branch. Why did he not voice this when gloria made the appointment. He should have known this, as he is with the department of justice.
He could have informed Gloria of the possible repurcusion of her appointing the active Military Personnel to PDEA.
WTF is that?
On ZUÑO and other prosecutors planned strikle, why not tap the excessive lawyers that the Philippines have. Lack of experience some may say or ask, but I’d rather have lack of experience at the helm, than those filled with experience, and can be bought. Justice will never be dispensed properly if the people in the system are corrupt and under suspicion.
No wonder DOJ has filed charges left and right against Jun Lozada and other whistleblowers, while declaring as No Case against those people associated with Gloria, who have obviously raked in Billions and Millions in corrupt practices. Really BS and WTF! Grrrrrrr……
I am losing hope for this nation (THe Philippines). The powers that be can do whatever they want simply because the people would merely take it all in stride, however hard they are hit. They would only take it, with open arms, and sometimes open mouth. GodDammit we should do something about this. The system has been railroaded to benefit Gloria and her minions.
I am now considering the offer of some friends to give away my Philippine Citizenship and adopt a new country. I have never thought that I would come to such a crossroad as I love my country, but, if the people and the country does not love itself, why bother… Frustrating, Disappointing, Alarming!
Its like the Philippines and Her People have been forsaken by God Almighty. Could it be because we are too timid to fight for what is rightfully ours?
Yes, we Filipinos fight, but we are fighting the wrong enemies, and for the wrong reasons!
Its like the Philippines and Her People have been forsaken by God Almighty. -MDP
I thought that God already left Pinas since Gloria took the country by force and the Filipinos let her.
In Your Opinion,Should Chief Justice Reynato Puno Run For President in 2010?
vote in the new EQ poll
maydangalpa, don’t lose hope for this nation. This Nation Can Be Great Again.
ang katulad ni raul gonzalez, (ayan, ha? turing matinong tao na ang ginagamit ko sa kanya) ay isang nagpupumilit takpan ang isang malaking guwang kahit alam niyang malaki pa rin ang hindi masakop ng kanyang sariling katawan.
eh, kung hindi ba naman hunghang, sabog na nga ang kanyang tae ay ayaw pang amining sa kanyang puwitan nanggagaling ang bahong umaalingasaw?
BE:
I sure hope you are correct. I have just spoken with someone and he gave me an insight. I shall help to regain the greatness of our country stolen by this politicians, specifically gloria and her gang.
CHI:
hahahaha. I Pray to HIM, that he has not left us. If He has, I would try my darnest to reel Him back and help us.
I am merely frustrated, as perhaps, the same feeling by alot of others here. Cheers!
At the wake of Doña Mary Ejercito, President Erap’s mother, VIPs who paid their respects were Vice President Noli de Castro, former President Cory Aquino, former Vice President Teofisto Guingona, Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, El Shaddai leader Mike Velarde, Secretary Titoy Pardo, former Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos, DILG Secretary Ronnie Puno, Senators Mar Roxas, Loren Legarda, Noynoy Aquino, Chiz Escudero, Don Emilio Yap, William Gatchalian, Dante Go, Iloilo Gov. Neil Tupas, Rizal Gov. Casimiro Ynares, former Speaker Noli Fuentebella and wife Evelyn, Rep. TG Guingona, former Sen. Serge Osmeña, Minnie Osmeña, Lou Antonino, Joey Lina, former Comelec chairman Harriet Demetriou, Ex Gov. Henry Cojuangco, Mayor Toby Tiangco, Mayor Jojo Binay, Armida and Nardy Siguion Reyna and son Carlitos, Bibeth Orteza, Dong Puno, Tonyboy “Boy” Cojuangco, Gretchen Barretto, Iñigo Zobel and Bitchevil.
Secretary Gonzalez is a vengeful man..had Major Marcelino not exposed the Cow that pumps Millions in Daily Milk, the question of constitutionality is not in his vocabulary..But there are times when the SC will just say, ” people had already been relying on the services of the Military men on the PDEA and its good for the country, damn the Secretary and his opionion, ours is the Right one, it is Constitutional…”
Obviously, Goonzalez was just getting back at Marcelino and PDEA. Likewise, the old shit was sending an unsolicited legal advice to the defendants to amend their case/appeal making it stronger.
Who’s Maj. Marcelino?
BY RAYMOND AFRICA
THE controversial chief of the Special Enforcement Service of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency has been responsible for several drugs busts in the past involving high-profile personalities, including a son of Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim.
Marines Maj. Ferdinand Marcelino was involved in the arrest of Manuel Lim, 40, and two of the younger Lim’s alleged cohorts in drug-bust operations in Manila last year. more on http://www.malaya.com
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Wow! Gusto ko ang tao na ito, walang sinasanto!
We’re losing good men and keeping the bad guys.
Merceditas “The Merciless against small fish” Gutierrez, said yesterday that the ombudsman is also conducting its own investigation on bribery and case-fixing in DOJ to include private lawyers.
Wow ha? Nakisawsaw na rin!
Kaya naman pala, may forum yung Millenium Challenge Corp. Nabigyan kasi siya minsan ng P1B ng MCC. Kaso na-hold na ngayon dahil inutil nga siya. Kumikilos lang pag may kailangang kwarta. Di ba bribery din iyan?
Marami sa OFW ay mga ina,umaalis mabigyan lamang ng magandang kinabukasan ang kanilang mga anak,umaasa na isang araw,makakapagtapos din ang kanilang anak.Sulit lang ang pagtitiis,ang pangungulila na malayo sa kanilang mga anak pagdating ng araw naiyon ngunit matutupad kaya yon kung ang droga nandiyan lang sale sa tabi-tabi?
Thanks to the idealist soldiers!
Sabi siguro noong baboy sa Malacanang, “Tanggalin gani iyan Marcelino na iyan. Iyan pala ang dahilan kung bakit nitong nakaraan taon mahina ang pasok ng donations from the drug kings sa among foundations. Pag di iyan tumigil ng paghuli sa mga donors natin, kasuhan iyan.”
Pero ano ang ginagawa ni Juan at Juana dela Cruz? Tatanga na lang ba?
Kawawang Pilipinas!
Kung ako si Erap, hindi ko tatanggapin si Benjamin Abalos at lalong hindi tatanggapin ang abuloy ng kurakot na mamang iyan kahit na pareho silang taga-San Juan. Diyan makikita kung meron o walang delikadeza si Erap. Yuck!
Do you know that Ermita and Mickey Horse Arroyo also went to the wake?
Chi: I agree with you..God abandoned the Phil. when putot became president..the God that putot worships is not the same God, many of us follow…and we allowed her na makalusot ..hindi mo rin masisi ang mga bishops except for a few..kasi kung si cardinal sin hindi sinunod ang Vatican..siya ba?
patria, check out JuanaChange’s latest YouTube vid. I posted thelink in the following thread.
Halatang nangangapa iyong bobong DOJ sickritary. Nakalimutan niyang appointee ni Gloria Mandarambong iyong mga militar sa PDEA. O baka si Gloria Mandarambong ang nakalimot na siya ang nag-appoint doon sa mga sundalo sa PDEA dahil di niya akalain na hindi siya palulusutin?
Buti nga sa kaniya. Kaso, buong bansa napahamak sa kabobohan ng mga bobo. Ngeeeek!
Kawawang Pilipinas!
Maydangalpa: I am now considering the offer of some friends to give away my Philippine Citizenship and adopt a new country.
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Sounds like a friend of mine who has just given up her Philippine citizenship after 60 years of trying hard to keep her Philippine passport. Ni di daw niya hahabuling magkaroon ng dual citizenship. She sent me a Eulogy in fact when she “mourned and buried” her Philippine passport.
Nawalan na daw siya kasi ng gana ipaglaban ang karapatan niyang maging pinoy sa kinikinita niyang pag-akyat sa trono noong magnanakaw na sinungaling pa asta di lang bugaw kundi parang puta pa raw. Naalala daw niya nang naghirap ang mga pilipino sa ilalim ng tatay ng dugong aso. Noon din daw niya nilisan ang Pilipinas sa inis niya. Ngayong umupo iyong anak, lalo daw siyang na-enganyong maging ibang lahi na.
By the way, are there advantages for dual citizenship?
BE: By the way, are there advantages for dual citizenship?
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Meron ba? I doubt. Gusto lang noong mga pasikat sa Tate na magpasikat pero pag na-threaten naman na matatanggalan ng US citizenship, urong din. Mas gusto pa rin maging Amerikano!
Iyong mga kakutsaba ni Drillon sa pagsulong ng dual citizenship law para lang namang makatakbo sila sa politika sa Pilipinas na ang main beneficiary sila rin, at hindi para ayusin ang Pilipinas. Utak graft and corruption rin.
Meron nga kuno nagdadala ng goods from the US sa Pilipinas kunyari para sa charity, iyong pala smuggled goods na ibebenta ng mga kamag-anak niya. Pwe! Charity, my ass!
May isa ngang pasikat din from the US of A, nangongolekta pa ng pang-charity daw niya sa Pilipinas, nagyabang na pinagawa pa raw niya ang kalye sa probinsiya nila. Yuck, private road naman pala at ang unang beneficiary ay siya at mga kamag-anak niya! In short, walang silbi!
Sabi nga, “No man can serve two masters.” (Matt. 6:24)
I know there’s no dual citizenship in Japan. Assuming one chooses to be both American and Filipino, he loses his right as American citizen once he swears allegiance to RP and vote in the Philippines. One advantage I see is owning the properties. A Filipino can own 100% of business and property.
BE,
As for owning properties in the Philippines, there is a new law that provides for former Filipinos to continue owning the lands that they have bought and/or owned before they acquired foreign citizenship. Kaya wala na iyang argument na iyan for wanting to have dual citizenship.
Maski nga iyong business, puede naman ipangalan sa kamag-anak. Besides, what’s wrong with the 60-40 arrangement. Ang problema lang naman sa totoo lang iyong mga tong-tong na kinukurakot ng mga kurakot kaya maraming foreign investment sa Pilipinas, hindi tumatagal. Ang daming nakasahod na kamay.
Iyon pang bansang iyan na puedeng retokihin kahit ano! Kaartehan lang iyong dual citizenship as far as I am concerned.
Actually, people with foreign passports are more respected by the Philippine airport personnel than those who carry Philippine passports.